Dear Dr. Meg,

Would you consider writing/posting an article regarding the struggles that young families face regarding traveling and the expectations of extended (and usually older) family?

Little rant here…As a mom of 4 boys under the age of 9 we are always the ones expected to travel to see grandma and grandpa, aunts and uncles, etc. and not just at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Even today, my mother-in-law (whom I get along with) text me asking if she could host my son’s 2nd birthday party at her house which is 4 hours away!? It’s crazy. They are healthy so it’s not like they can’t physically come. I just simply find the older generation more selfish when it comes to this struggle. It adds so much pressure and expectation to young families who already want to foster good relationships with extended family – all while juggling sports schedules, play dates, jobs, budgets and grocery shopping, diapers and an ever messy house…and now we are the ones upsetting the parents/grandparents for not packing and loading 4 kids in the car to drive 4 hours to celebrate a birthday.

It just seems like the relationship between adult children and their parents would be a…